— bullionless , adj.
/bool"yeuhn/ , n.
1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
2. gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.
3. Also called bullion fringe . a thick trimming of cord covered with gold or silver thread, for decorating uniforms.
4. embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords.
[ 1300-50; ME: melted mass of gold or silver bullion- (s. of bullio ) in same sense ( bullion mint), lit., a boiling, equiv. to bull ( ire ) to bubble, BOIL 1 + -ion- -ION ]